Since the festive season is round the corner, the Commissionerate of Police would launch a drive against drunkards to maintain law and order across the twin city of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.
Keeping in view the law and order and traffic system during Dussehra, Twin City Police Commissioner RP Sharma has taken steps to beef up police patrolling and provide breathe analyser machine to almost all the police stations to identify drunkards as part of the drive.
The police stations have been asked to keep close watch on people who are driving under the influence of alcohol in the twin city.To make the cities free from drunkards in public places including parks and Puja pandals, police would catch the drunkards from the spot.
Notably, with the joint effort of the Commissionerate Police, the RTO and the Motor Vehicle Inspectors (MVI), a drive has already been started to catch the drunkards both at day and at night.
In this regard, police would block the roads at night during the Durga Puja. Besides, police and excise personnel would begin crackdown on illegal liquor sale in the Twin City and its outskirts. In fact, during such operation in the last three days huge amounts of toxic products were seized on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.
Steps would also be taken to prevent drunkards from the processions during immersion ceremony.
Traffic volunteers, police and the Red Cross and other voluntary organisations have begun a campaign to create public awareness against drunkards’ activities during Dussehra.